An international body exhibition touring Melbourne has been struck by the theft of one of its body parts - an ankle. The part was allegedly stolen from an educational display called "The Amazing Human Body" showing how the body works through cross sections of real body parts.

A disappointed event organizer Paul Liu told reporters, "This has never happened in any part of the world the exhibition has toured and we urge the person responsible to come forward and return the missing body part."

The exhibition is being shown at the Waterfront City Pavilion, Docklands in Melbourne.